Police: Middle school students committed lewd acts

MOUNT OLIVE -- Township police yesterday announced the arrest of two male Mount Olive Middle School students for committing lewd acts on a school bus that allegedly included exposing genitalia, fondling a female student and masturbating.

One of the students, a 13-year-old male, was charged in a series of incidents between February and April that other students had complained about. The police investigation, which included interviews with 10 students, revealed the 13-year-old had exposed his genitals to other students. There was also an allegation the boy had reached under a female's shirt and bra on one of the occasions. The boy was charged with lewdness and released to his mother.

The other student, a 12-year-old male, was charged in a separate incident of lewdness in which he allegedly masturbated on a school bus returning from a class trip. The boy was allegedly looking at photos of women in bikinis on a cell phone while the act took place. Several other students on the bus witnessed the incident and moved away from the boy. He was charged with lewdness and released to his mother.